Swansea vs Liverpool: 5 key battles

Michael Laudrup, Swansea City manager

Wilfried Bony vs Daniel Agger

Having scored on the opening day against Manchester United Bony’s confidence is sky high and his already making his presence felt throughout in the league.

Bony and Michu both are extremely good at set-pieces and are adept at beating their man in the air. This can be warranted by the fact that Michu had scored the most no. of headed goals last season.

Containing Bony should be the aim of Liverpool centre-back Agger tonight, who had been linked away from Liverpool this summer.

His height and strength will be crucial in his battle with Bony as he will have to be strong when the physical and powerful striker runs into him when trying to hold the ball up.

Also, Agger’s athletic ability will have to come into play as Bony is likely to move a lot when his side is in possession of the ball.

This battle will be of great importance to the match and will be crucial in the outcome of this game.

Danny Graham and Miguel Michu vs Lucas Leiva

We all know the danger Michu poses to the Liverpool defenders. Danny Graham had a slow start to the season but has picked up the pace recently with some great performances, scoring four goals in the last four games.

Those goals have led him to the top of Swansea’s scoring charts with four for the season.

Graham likes to run in and out of the box, and Levia will have to be on the edge to control the Swansea duo. The Brazilian defensive midfielder has picked up great performances whenever he is fit but he will have to work hard to keep the striker at bay.

Michel Vorm vs Himself

Swansea so far have won a single game, against West Brom, in which their Dutch goalie was tested just over three times.

The Swans managed a draw where Vorm made seven saves against the Wolverhampton Wanderers, whom the Reds have previously defeated. Going by the stats, if the number of shots are above 5, the Dutch goalie has allowed goals to be converted from shots.

On an average, the Reds have produced 17 shots with an average of six per match being on goal during each game.

If Liverpool takes the game to Vorm in front of the Kop, it should be their victory to lose.